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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 541

(x) The C.I.E. worn by L. P. Walsh, Indian Civil Service, a well-travelled 'builder of Empire'

The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s neck Badge, gold and enamel, adapted from the breast Badge, the reverse inscribed 'Langton Prendergast Walsh. Bo. Pol. Service', good very fine, with neck riband as worn and in Garrard case of issue

C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1890.

Langton Prendergast Walsh was born in February 1856 at Baroda, Gujarat, India, the son of Colonel T. Prendergast. Entering the Marine Postal Service in 1873, he transferred to the Bombay Political Service in 1879, before seeing active service in the Egypt and Suan campaign whilst attached to the Indian Staff (Medal & clasp; Khedive's Star). Soonafter, Walsh found himself posted to Somaliland, in Consular charge of Berbera and zeila, in which position he raised the Somali Coast Protectorate Police. Engaged in the operations of 1886, he was also on the Esa Expedition of 1890 and was present at Hussein Zareeba. Having been awarded the C.I.E. whilst Assistant Resident at Zeila, he was afterward Political Agent at Sawant Wadi. Retired in 1903, he soon put pen to paper and for many years contributed to the Indian and international press, publishing Under the Flag and Somali Coast Stories. A big-game hunter and member of the Conservative and Carlton Clubs, he died at home, Plas Idwal, Gunnersbury, W5, on 17 March 1927.

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